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  • Living Well at Others' Expense

    The Hidden Costs of Western Prosperity

    by Stephan Lessenich ...
    At the heart of developed societies lies an insatiable drive for wealth and prosperity. Yet in a world ruled by free-market economics, there are always winners and losers. The benefits enjoyed by the privileged few come at the expense of the many.In this important new book, Stephan Lessenich shows how our wealth and affluence are built overwhelmingly at the expense of those in less-developed ... Read more

    $20.00 USD

  • Sociology, Capitalism, Critique

    by Hartmut Rosa, Stephan Lessenich, Klaus Dörre ...
    Translated by Jan-Peter Herrmann, Loren Balhorn ...
    Three radical perspectives on the critique of capitalismFor years, the critique of capitalism was lost from public discourse; the very word “capitalism” sounded like a throwback to another era. Nothing could be further from the truth today. In this new intellectual atmosphere, Sociology, Capitalism, Critique is a contribution to the renewal of critical sociology, founded on an empirically grounded ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Claus Offe and the Critical Theory of the Capitalist State

    by Jens Borchert, Stephan Lessenich ...
    Series series Routledge Innovations in Political Theory
    Back in 1972, German political sociologist Claus Offe published a book on the Structural Problems of Late Capitalism which, for almost two decades, inspired and stimulated an international and transdisciplinary debate on the role of the state in contemporary capitalism. An academic debate which, paradoxically, began to wane as the issues about which Offe had been writing became even more prominent ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Ageing as Future

    A Study by the Volkswagen Foundation

    by Frieder R. Lang, Stephan Lessenich, Klaus Rothermund ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    Contemporary societies are aging – but what does that mean? Is this something bad? And can societies age as a whole? By bringing together psychological, gerontological, and sociological findings, this open access book opens up a hitherto unique, multifaceted, and realistic view of the phenomenon of old age and the process of aging.The volume is based on the results of the project “Ageing as Future ... Read more

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  • Social Networks and Health Inequalities

    A New Perspective for Research

    Edited by Andreas Klärner, Markus Gamper, Sylvia Keim-Klärner, Irene Moor, Holger von der Lippe, Nico Vonneilich ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This open access book applies insights from the network perspective in health research to explain the reproduction of health inequalities. It discusses the extant literature in this field that strongly correlates differences in social status with health behaviours and outcomes, and add to this literature by providing a coherent theoretical explanation for the causes of these health inequalities. ... Read more

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  • Recovery of People with Mental Illness

    Philosophical and Related Perspectives

    Edited by Abraham Rudnick ...
    Series series International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry
    It is only in the past 20 years that the concept of 'recovery' from mental health has been more widely considered and researched. Before then, it was generally considered that 'stability' was the best that anyone suffering from a mental disorder could hope for. But now it is recognised that, throughout their mental illness, many patients develop new beliefs, feelings, values, attitudes, and ways ... Read more

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  • Choosing Methods in Mental Health Research

    Mental Health Research from Theory to Practice

    Edited by Mike Slade, Stefan Priebe ...
    Choosing Methods in Mental Health Research develops a new framework for mental health research. It is concerned with how to choose the most appropriate mental health research method, not only to address a specific question, but to maximize the potential impact on shaping mental health care.Mike Slade and Stefan Priebe focus attention on the types of audience that the researcher is seeking to ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • The Handbook of Salutogenesis

    Edited by Maurice B. Mittelmark, Shifra Sagy, Monica Eriksson, Georg F. Bauer, Jürgen M. Pelikan, Bengt Lindström, Geir Arild Espnes ...
    This in-depth survey of salutogenesis shows the breadth and strengths of this innovative perspective on health promotion, health care, and wellness. Background and historical chapters trace the development of the salutogenic model of health, and flesh out the central concepts, most notably generalized resistance resources and the sense of coherence, that differentiate it from pathogenesis. From ... Read more

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  • Successful Ageing

    Ambition and Ambivalence

    by Clemens Tesch-Romer, Hans-Werner Wahl, Suresh Rattan, Liat Ayalon ...
    The ambition of ageing science to discover the golden fleece of longevity and health is closely connected to the concept of 'successful ageing'. Still, for a large portion of the population, frailty and cognitive impairment is the reality of ageing, and it is by no means certain if health promotion, prevention and other interventions will reduce the probability of its occurrence. This book argues ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • A Demographic Perspective on Gender, Family and Health in Europe

    Edited by Gabriele Doblhammer, Jordi Gumà ...
    This open access book examines the triangle between family, gender, and health in Europe from a demographic perspective. It helps to understand patterns and trends in each of the three components separately, as well as their interdependencies. It overcomes the widely observable specialization in demographic research, which usually involves researchers studying either family or fertility processes ... Read more

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  • Contemporary Perspectives on Ageism

    Edited by Liat Ayalon, Clemens Tesch-Römer ...
    Series Book 19 - International Perspectives on Aging
    This open access book provides a comprehensive perspective on the concept of ageism, its origins, the manifestation and consequences of ageism, as well as ways to respond to and research ageism. The book represents a collaborative effort of researchers from over 20 countries and a variety of disciplines, including, psychology, sociology, gerontology, geriatrics, pharmacology, law, geography, ... Read more

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  • Mental Health and Enhancement

    Substance Use and Its Social Implications

    by Stephan Schleim ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book takes the reader from basic questions like “What is health?” and “What is a psychiatric disorder?”, into the midst of people’s present mental health and enhancement choices. More and more people receive psychiatric diagnoses and the use of psychopharmacological drugs keeps increasing. Concurrently, media report the popularity of “brain doping” or “study drugs” on campuses as well as at ... Read more

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